Education & Workforce Development

Marquette University announced the appointments of Anthony Pennington-Cross as chair of the Department of Finance and Nina Schuerman as associate director of the Center for Real Estate.

A $1.8 million grant awarded to the Milwaukee County Child Support Services Department will fund the continuation of the county's “Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Program,” which helps fathers become better parents through relationship education, parenting classes, job training and other resources.

Sheboygan-based property and casualty insurer Acuity now has more than 1,000 employees for the first time in the company’s 90 year history.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation has entered a licensing agreement to develop and bring to market wind turbine technology for Texas-based Dynamic Blade Technologies Inc.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Khalif Rainey introduced a resolution Thursday calling for a county-wide advisory referendum asking voters if they support increasing the state minimum wage from the current $7.25 per an hour to $10.10 per hour.

Fontarome Chemical Inc., a flavor, fragrance and pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer that had operated in St. Francis, has been cited for 23 safety and health violations—including seven willful, one repeat and 15 serious—by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company has been placed in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program, and the citations carry proposed penalties of $449,680, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday.

The job markets of Wisconsin and metropolitan Milwaukee rank among the best in the nation, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.

Notre Dame Schools of Milwaukee plans to expand its primary school after purchasing the former Grace Hmong Alliance Church, located at 1418 S. Layton Blvd. in Milwaukee, for $1.4 million.

Notre Dame Schools of Milwaukee plans to expand its primary school after purchasing the former Grace Hmong Alliance Church located at 1418 S. Layton Blvd. in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee School of Engineering will roll out a Master of Science in Nursing: Health Care Systems Management program this fall to prepare nurse leaders to maneuver the growing complexity of health care environments.